In Rogue Point, the live service idea should not put the players under pressure.
In the past, the developers of Crowbar Collective made a name for themselves with the new edition of the shooter classic Half-Life. Black Mesa was a great success and received a rating of 87 in the Gamestar test.
However, the latest crowbar project goes in a completely different direction. Rogue Point is a Roguelite Koop shooter, but a live service game. The latter does not enjoy the best reputation among players, but crowbar wants to think again again. How, they recently explained in Conversation with PC Gamesn.
“Live service, a dirty word”
According to Adam Engels, studio chef at Crowbar Collective, the Live Service concept has already been founded to the border »Examined and monetized«, So it is now a “Dirty word” is.
At Rogue Nation you try “All less desirable parts of Live Service” to leave out. For crow bar is The accessibility Also an important topic in the long run.
“We have developed the game on a peer-to-peer basis, so that it is not dependent on dedicated servers and can always be played now and in the future”explains Engels.
The game should be easy to access on as many levels as possible. This is to be achieved, among other things, by uncomplicated menus, fast loading times, intuitive control and a low storage space requirement of currently 6.8 GB.
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Except for some supporter skins, all cosmetics should only be activated by playing. This also applies to weapons, essays and other equipment with which players can equip their character.
Engels speaks that Rogue Point will be supplied with new updates even after the launch, even after the launch, Classic live service aspects Like Seasons or Battle Pass, however, are not discussed.
According to the Official Steam page Should the co-op shooter first im Early Access starten. However, there is no start date.
How should Rogue Point play?
With up to three other players you merged into a mercenary squad and complete varying missions on four large cards. You choose your equipment from the arsenal, which you gradually unlock with the money acquired in the missions.
There is no PvP, you only play against AI opponents. A special game system changes the mission design based on your previous experiences and should thus ensure constant variety.
